Manfred Kets de Vries

Manfred Kets de Vries

• Expert in leadership development and organisational change
• Director and Co-founder of KDVI
• Professor of leadership development and organisational change at INSEAD
• Bestselling author and co-author of over 50 books

Manfred Kets de Vries is the Director and Co-founder of KDVI. He holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Amsterdam, an MBA and DBA from Harvard Business School, and trained in psychoanalysis by the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society and the International Psychoanalytic Association. His work focuses on the intersection of international management, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and dynamic psychiatry.

Manfred Kets de Vries’ areas of interest include leadership, career dynamics, executive stress, entrepreneurship, family business, succession, cross-cultural management, team building, coaching, and corporate transformation and change dynamics.

In addition to his role at KDVI, he is a Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change at INSEAD and the Founding Director of its Global Leadership Centre. He has also held professorships at McGill University, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Montreal, and Harvard Business School.

As an esteemed consultant in executive leadership development, Manfred Kets de Vries has worked with a wide range of global clients, including ABB, ABN AMRO, Aegon, Air Liquide, Alcatel, Accenture, Bain Consulting, BP, and many others.

Manfred Kets de Vries is a prolific author. He has written, co-authored, or edited over 50 books and published over 400 scientific papers. He has also written around a hundred case studies, some of which have received awards. In addition to this, he regularly contributes to renowned publications, such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and Financial Times.

Manfred Kets de Vries – Speaker

As a speaker, De Vries can address various business topics, including leadership and business development. He lives in Paris and presents in English.

Speaker Topics

• Leadership
• Career dynamics
• Executive stress
• Entrepreneurship
• Family business
• Succession planning
• Cross-cultural management
• Team building
• Dynamics of corporate transformation and change